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contradiction

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of contradiction

1 someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another

a loving father as well as a ruthless killer, the gangster is a living contradiction

Synonyms of contradiction

dichotomy, incongruity, paradox

Words Related to contradiction

conundrum, enigma, mystery, mystification, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle

2 a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement

the actressʼs contradiction of the marriage rumor caused quite a stir

Synonyms of contradiction

denegation, denial, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, negation, rejection, repudiation

Words Related to contradiction

disproof, rebuttal, refutation

Near Antonyms of contradiction

concession, confession

affirmation, assertion, declaration

attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation

Antonyms of contradiction

acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation

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